Where does “kiristyspultti” come from?

kiristyspultti (Finnish) comes from Finnish pultti, from Swedish bult, from Low German bolt, from Middle Low German bolte, from Old Saxon bolt, from Proto-West Germanic bolt, from Proto-Germanic bultaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeld- — to knock, strike.

kiristyspultti (Finnish): tightening bolt, tensioning bolt, clamping bolt

Definitions

  1. tightening bolt, tensioning bolt, clamping bolt

Ancestry of “kiristyspultti”, step by step

kiristyspultti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pultti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpulttiA bolt, as a metal fastener; A fit of rage
2Swedishbultbolt
3Low Germanbolt—
4Middle Low Germanboltebolt
5Old Saxonbolt—
6Proto-West Germanicboltbolt arrow
7Proto-Germanicbultazbolt
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeld-to knock, strike

via Finnish kiristys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiristystightening; blackmail, extortion
2Finnishkiristääto tighten; to extort, blackmail; to gnash, grind
3Finnishkireätight, taut; tense
4Proto-Finnickiredähard, stiff
5Proto-Finno-Permickirɜ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bultaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bolt →